One of the core meanings of Islam is peace. it should be noted that the actions of an individual or a small group do not necessarily represent the beliefs of a particular religion, nor is that religion responsible for such actions.
I was raised as a Christian, and I admit that there is a great deal of hatred and discrimination towards Islam
I've seen and heard it, straight from the mouths of preachers and 'christians'
I, myself, respect and admire Islam, for its perpetual struggle for justice and equal treatment
I believe that many of the so called "Western Christians", have an agenda to destroy and eradicate Islam In the 50's and 60's, westeners targetted communism and regarded it as a threat to the western way of life~fallacy 50 years later, its the same, the only thing that changes is the target
Now, westeners are trying to eradicate Islam, kuz its always stood in the way and been an economic/social/and religious burden for 'christians'
Signs: surveillance of Muslims world wide, "War on Terror aka War on Islam", and the blockade of Islamic movements inside American prisons...the list goes on
The Quran says: God forbids you not, with regards to those who fight you not for [your] faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them; for God loveth those who are just. (Quran, 60-8)
It is one function of Islamic law to protect the privileged status of minorities, and this is why non-Muslim places of worship have flourished all over the Islamic world. History provides many examples of Muslim tolerance towards other faiths: when the caliph Omar entered Jerusalem in the year634 , Islam granted freedom of worship to all religious communities in the city.
Islamic law also permits non-Muslim minorities to set up their own courts, which implement family laws drawn up by the minorities themselves.
The Patriarch invited him to pray in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, but he preferred to pray outside its gates, saying that if he accepted, later generations of Muslims might use his action as an excuse to turn it into a mosque.
As a result of following these kind of teachings, many people have banished racism from their thoughts and actions. You can still see racial harmony today in the mosques of cosmopolitan cities. You will find people of various colors worshipping together, all with equal status before God. Rich or poor, black or white, kind or pauper all line up side by side to worship. No special preference is given to anyone based on color or social status. The leader in a mosque is appointed for his learning in the religious sciences, regardless of skin color. There is no such concept as a 'black mosque' or 'white mosque'. Islam removes such destructive concepts.